Some Egyptian intellectuals and academics agree that the reasons behind the weakness of demonstrations in the Arab World protesting the American war on Iraq are not only due to government …
In view of weakness of the street: On what does the opposition bet to achieve its objectives?
No doubt, the reform issue has imposed itself on the agenda of public opinion in Egypt, but this does not mean a promise to achieve any serious reform steps in …
Egyptian Journalists and democracy in the nineties
Translation revised and edited by: Magdie El Naiem Presented by: Dr. M. El Sied Saeed This book is the first detailed study covering the contribution of the Egyptian journalists in …
The Greater Middle East Initiative and the Arab Civil Society
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CHIRS) organized a seminar on “The Greater Middle East Project and the Arab Civil Society” yesterday. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss …
On the Alliance of Opposition Parties and the Civil Society
The signatory human rights institutions keenly follow up the current interactions on the political arena in Egypt. Such interactions are positive indications that the issues of political and constitutional reform …
?Why Did the Islamic State Fail in the Modern Age
Within the Ibn-Rashid Saloon, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies organized a symposium titled “Why Did the Islamic Nation Fail in the Modern Age?” Among those who participated were …
In the Eleventh Training Course: Universities Students Propose a New Constitution Calling for a Parliamentary Republic and Two Periods for the President
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies held, over the period from the 8th through the 24th of August 2004, the eleventh training course on human rights for the students of …
Torture in Egypt and Abu Ghreib
General Fouad Allam: Negative Incidences Happen, but Torture is not a Prevailing Phenomenon Activists, human rights activists, and politicians directed serious attacks against the policies of the Egyptian government and …
It is not a matter of Where or When …The Arab Summit should Take a Serious Stance towards Political Reform
A press conference held today in Cairo called upon the new Arab Summit to tackle the issue of political reform in the Arab world seriously. The speakers emphasized that the …
A project for constitutional reform in Egypt
Presented by: Dr. M. El Sied Saeed (2004) This book tackles the issue of constitutional reform, which is still the subject matter of a hot debate in the Egyptian political …